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During the Jam weekend, Marc Fonteijn from the Service Design Show will go LIVE talking to Jam hosts from all over the world. Tune in Friday/Saturday/Sunday 08:00pm GMT+1 to watch live or rewatch the episodes on YouTube later:

The Global Service Jam is around halfway through, and although some wonderful Jams have already left us, many are still building up their activities. At locations on six continents, first-timers and experts are getting out on the street to find real problems with real people. Then these "Jammers" move quickly past ideas to build interactve prototypes – challenging their assumptions and learning as they go.

If you can't be at one of the Jam sites all over the world but still want to enjoy the buzz, follow the amazing action on our Wonderful Wall of Jam, or the hashtag #GSJam.

The world's biggest event for #servicedesign #designthinking #innovation and more has started, with Jammers in Dubai being the first to learn the Secret Theme and start 48 hours of creation – street research, rapid ideation, and instant prototyping of new services under a motto of "Doing, not talking!" They will be joined this weekend by a wide variety of people from all over the world, Jamming together on six continents!

If you will be joining a Jam in one of our JamCities today or tomorrow, we wish you a wonderful Jam! If you can't be there in person, follow the amazing buzz on our Wonderful Wall of Jam. JAM ON!

It's just a few days to the Jam, and we are still welcoming new locations (Yes, you can still add a location to the Jam! Read our lightweight intro page or the FAQ to find out more).

Soon Hosts will be opening doors, Jammers will be arriving, meeting each other, seeing the Secret Theme, finding problems to address, signing up teams on Planet Jam, hitting the streets to research, generating ideas, building prototypes, and sharing them with the world... At the same time, they will be learning news skills, making new friends, finding new collaborators and having a great weekend! Because #thisiswhywejam!

See you there! :) Or if you can't make it, follow the Jam on social media with the hashtag #GSJam!

We are now ready to accept Jam locations for the 2018 Global Service Jam, taking place on the 9-11 March in most countries.

Hosting a Jam is very rewarding. It will bring you into contact with amazing people, teach you a lot and is great fun! If you want to Host a Jam, just click the FAQ button above, read the section HOST A JAM and follow the instructions there. If you are an experienced Host, just drop us a mail at help@globalservicejam.org.

IMPORTANT: you don't need any special qualifications to Host a Jam, so there's no need to send us a long application letter. Just tell us your name, your city, and we will take it from there!

See you at the Jam!

PS Please remember a city can have more than one Jam, but we think one BIG Jam is best of all!)